Standing out in your industry is important. No matter who you are, it’s important to keep reaching for more - more exposure, more credibility, more income, and more friends! Promoting other people’s work is a wonderful strategy for all of this and more. As a matter of fact, promoting other people’s work is a great way to get noticed by product owners and other collaborators. Want to capture someone’s attention? Promote their stuff and make them money!
What’s in it for them?
Product owners rely on their affiliates to offer their products to their tribes. The collective reach that affiliates have far exceeds their own and makes it possible for them to connect with new customers with very little effort. In the same way you benefit from making income without creating products, they make income without having to market their products. It’s a win-win.
If you have a successful affiliate sale the product owner is making money. Their products are selling and reaching more people. Many product owners discover large groups of people they never knew that want to consume their products. Making these new connections can create new opportunities to collaborate and make additional products. Essentially, the more you sell, the more they notice.
What’s in it for you?
As an affiliate marketer, you benefit your tribe by offering them additional goods and services that enhance your other offerings. Additionally, using affiliate sales can widen the variety of and increase the frequency for making sales. This creates multiple streams of income that help you earn more while doing less.
One of the collateral benefits is making connections with product owners you may not have access to otherwise. These connections can open doors for collaborations or other opportunities that are professionally or socially beneficial.
You never know, a simple affiliate collaboration could launch a new partnership or friendship that takes your business to a whole new level.
It feels great to know that someone endorses your work. Each time you promote a product owner you are giving them your stamp of approval for their goods, services, or products. That means a lot. Promoting other people’s work will make you money, but more importantly it could make some great new friends as well. If you are particularly fond of the product or the person who created it, be sure to let them know. You never know if your connection might open a door to a wonderful new partnership or friendship.